anti-racketeering
adjective
an·ti-rack·e·teer·ing
ˌan-tē-ˌra-kə-ˈtir-iŋ 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly antiracketeering
: serving or intended to prevent or punish racketeering
federal anti-racketeering laws
Examples of anti-racketeering in a Sentence
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Push to broaden punishments for 'rioting' in Arizona law
Senate Bill 1093 from Sen. Mark Finchem, R-Prescott, adds rioting to Arizona's anti-racketeering and conspiracy laws, so someone accused of rioting can face simultaneous charges.
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Committee vice chairman and Republican state Sen. Greg Dolezal asked the questions for the GOP majority on the panel, ranging from the hiring practices of her office to her prosecution of the Trump anti-racketeering case.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
The case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis initially charged Trump with 13 criminal counts, including the serious charge of violating Georgia’s powerful anti-racketeering law.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
The lawsuit in Atlanta federal court seeks compensatory and punitive damages for violations of federal and Georgia trade secrets and anti-racketeering laws, including RICO.
—Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025
Project Esther also calls for firing pro-Palestinian professors on campuses and using anti-racketeering laws to break up pro-Palestinian or liberal-leaning groups.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
He was charged two years ago in a sprawling indictment accusing him and more than two dozen other people of conspiring to violate Georgia’s anti-racketeering or RICO, law.
—Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, is accused, with more than two dozen others, of conspiring to violate Georgia's anti-racketeering law and is also charged with drug, gun and gang crimes.
—Dhanika Pineda, ABC News, 16 July 2024
Trump has been charged in Georgia — along with more than a dozen other people — with breaking an anti-racketeering law in an attempt to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Committee vice chairman and Republican state Sen. Greg Dolezal asked the questions for the GOP majority on the panel, ranging from the hiring practices of her office to her prosecution of the Trump anti-racketeering case.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
The case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis initially charged Trump with 13 criminal counts, including the serious charge of violating Georgia’s powerful anti-racketeering law.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
The lawsuit in Atlanta federal court seeks compensatory and punitive damages for violations of federal and Georgia trade secrets and anti-racketeering laws, including RICO.
—Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025
Project Esther also calls for firing pro-Palestinian professors on campuses and using anti-racketeering laws to break up pro-Palestinian or liberal-leaning groups.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
He was charged two years ago in a sprawling indictment accusing him and more than two dozen other people of conspiring to violate Georgia’s anti-racketeering or RICO, law.
—Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, is accused, with more than two dozen others, of conspiring to violate Georgia's anti-racketeering law and is also charged with drug, gun and gang crimes.
—Dhanika Pineda, ABC News, 16 July 2024
Trump has been charged in Georgia — along with more than a dozen other people — with breaking an anti-racketeering law in an attempt to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
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